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Zynga Sues 'Bang With Friends' App Over Trademark Infringement

Zynga, the social gaming company responsible for Words With Friends and Chess With Friends, is suing the hookup app Bang With Friends, citing a violation of trademark infringement over the phrase "with Friends," according to a Bloomberg report.

Per the complaint, Zynga stated that Bang With Friends selected its name "for its casual sex matchmaking app with Zynga’s game trademarks fully in mind.”

Since Zynga launched Words With Friends in 2009, it has spawned a variety of popular Facebook games, such as Mafia Wars and FarmVille, in addition to its "with Friends" games.

Bang With Friends didn't register its Internet domain name until last year.

Zynga is seeking a court order which would ban the company from using the name Bang with Friends and request payment for unspecified damages.

Representatives of Bang With Friends have issued the following statement to Mashable via email: "As a technology company, we take intellectual property seriously and will evaluate the case in detail once we receive a copy. Regardless, we continue to be focused on making our users happy, so that they can help each other be happy."

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